Metallic track-fastening.



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METALLIC TRACK FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1913.

1,086,668, Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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FRANK JAGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

METALLIC TRACK-FASTENING.

roac es Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Feb. 10, 19145:.

Application filed June 20, 1913. Serial No. 774,794.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, FRANK JAonn, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in Metallic Track-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in fastening means for rails, and has for its principal objects the provision of a cheap, simple, and strengthened form of rail fastening, which can be quickly and accurately applied by an ordinary section hand; the provision of a novel fastening means for a rail wherein the resistance against rail tilting offered by tie members acts at a point intermediate the axis of rail tilt and the line of force exerted against the rail by the wheel flange; and the provision in a fastening of this character of means whereby all the parts are positively guided to position and then securely locked against movement.

These, together with such other objects as may hereinafter appear, or are incident to my invention, 1 attain by means of a construction illustrated in preferred form in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention, showing the parts in assembled relation.

Figure 2 is a cross-section through the rail and fastening means along the line IIII of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through Figure 2 on the line 11IIII.

Figure 4 represents a horizontal section through the brace in Figure 3 on the line IV1V, and Figure 5 is a perspective view of the rail brace member.

In the general arrangement of parts as shown in Figure 1, the numeral 6 indicates a tie which may be made of metal and provided with side flanges as 6*, and of a form substantially similar to that disclosed in my pending application, Serial Number 739,96 1, wherein the rail 7 is capable of ready positioning between rail retaining lugs S, which latter are preferably struck up and formed from the web of the tie within rail seating portions to leave a bridging strip 9, which forms part of the rail support.

The lugs 8 as shown are disposed at each side of a rail seating portion, one, or both, of which engages the rail flange 7 and extends upwardly in parallelism with the side of the rail for ready placing of the rail. It Wlll be understood that the base member for the rail may, for example, be a tie plate provided with an upstanding lug or lugs, though the construct-ion illustrated is preferred on account of its cheapness, durability, and strength.

In the practice of my invention, I extend the lug 8 upwardly and slightly above a point midway between the lower face of the rail head 7 and the rail flange 7 the said lug being provided with a bolt hole 8*. lVedging between the lug and the side of the rail is a rail brace represented as a whole in Figure 5 by the numeral 10, and which is conformed to seat on the rail flange and to extend upwardly in supporting engagement with the head of the rail.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 2, 3 and 41, it will be seen that the rail brace 10 is composed of a hollow casing havlng one end closed by an end wall 11, which latter is extended outwardly beyond the main body portion of the casing to form the abutment 12 which bears with its lower edge upon the horizontal web of the tie. The shorter side wall 13 is provided with a bolt hole 13, which, when the brace is positioned with its lug 12 hearing up against the vertical side of the rail retaining lug 8, then registers with the said bolt hole 8.

Vithin the casing is a nut 14 adapted to be inserted through the open end thereof, and slidably received in a rectangular guideway or slot 15, formed by the side wall 13 with contiguous and parallel portions of the upper wall 16 and base 17, and which guideway terminates at a stop 18 formed integrally with the said side wall. The loca tion of the stop with respect to the bolt holes 8 and 13 is such that when the nut is moved home to abut the stop, the threaded bore of the nut is in registration with the said bolt holes.

Cooperating with the guideway 15 are internal beads 19, 19, integral with and pro jecting from the inner surfaces of the side wall 16 and base wall 17 respectively and extending within the casing to the stop to aid in guiding the nut home to operative position. The numeral 20 indicates a headed bolt provided to pass through the bolt holes 8 and 13 for screwing into the nut 1a, which latter is held against communicated inward movement during this operation by the beads 19, and is further held against turning movement as its horizontal parallel sides abut contiguous walls of the guideway, which also serve to lock the nut when the bolt is screwed home.

In the form of construction as shown, it is clear that the clamping element comprising the bolt 20 and nut 14 solidly unites the rail retaining lug and the side wall of the brace, and at this point the distance between the engaging faces of bolt and nut is such that an eflective crosssectional area of bolt shank is obtained. In this connection it will be noted that the lower side of the locked nut bears down upon the base wall of the brace, so that the resistance offered by the rail retaining lug against rail tilting is to all substantial elfects transferred from the point of its connection with the brace to act at a point below the axis of the clamping element and within the longitudinal edge of the rail base flange, effectually limiting angular movement of the rail.

The entire arrangement is simple, and the absence of involved parts renders it capable of expeditious application by ordinary track laborers. The upstanding lugs are such that ready positioning of rails is possible, and from the description thus far made it will be apparent that the arrangement of brace abutment, guideway, and stop, all cooperate to aid in prompt placing of the brace for the quick and accurate coupling up of the clamping element. The abutment furthermore tends to extend the axis of rail tilt in an outwardly direction away from the flange of the wheel, thus increasing the elfectiveness of the clamping nut.

I do not intend to restrict myself to the exact details of construction as shown, as it is obvious that structural variations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. The essential features, elements and the operation of the invention, together with its simplicity and other advantages thereof, will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. It will also be seen that the nut 14 can neither turn nor move inwardly toward the rail and that therefore the bolt 20 must turn should the parts loosen. Any loosening of the bolt 20 will of course be apparent to the track man.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is the following: I

1. In a railway track construction, a base member, a rail retaining member, a slotted casing seated on the rail flange and adapted to be fastened to the retaining member to engage the side and head of the rail, and clamping means to unite the casing to the retaining member including as a member thereof a nut adapted to be slidably received in the casing.

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2. A fastening for flanged rails, comprising in combination a rail brace composed of a hollow casing having its base portion resting on the rail flange, and means to prevent tilting of the rail comprising a rail retaining lug disposed to one side of the rail seat and bearing against one side of the casing, a nut in the casing, and a bolt adapted to pass through the lug and the adjacent side of the casing for engagement with the nut in the casing.

3. A fastening for a flanged rail comprising in combination, a lug disposed at one side of the rail, a slotted brace member interposed between the rail and the said lug, a nut adapted to be slidably received in the brace and held in the slot, and a bolt connecting the lug and the brace and adapted to be screwed into the bore of the nut, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a rail fastening, the combination with a rail seating member, of means to hold the rail on its seat comprising an upstanding lug disposed at one side of the rail seat, a casing interposed between the lug and one side of the rail and provided with a guideway, a clamping element to unite the lug and casing having its inner member received in the guideway and locked therein, substantially as described.

5. A rail fastening comprising in combination, a lug disposed at one side of the rail flange to retain the rail, a brace member between the lug and rail having an end wall extending outwardly beyond the body portion to form an abutment, said lug and member being provided with bolt holes which register with each other when the brace is positioned with its abutment up against the side of the lug, and a clamping element for the bolt holes adapted to connect the brace with the lug, substantially as described.

6. In a fastening for track rails, the combination of a lug, a brace member interposed between the lug and the rail consisting of a casing having its base seating on the rail flange and provided with a guideway or slot formed therein, said lug and brace having bolt holes adapted to register, means to unite the lug and the casing comprising a nut adapted to move in the guideway and a belt 101- insertion through said bolt holes to engage the nut, and stop means to limit the movement of the nut.

7. In a fastening for track rails, the combination of a lug, a brace member interposed between the lug and the rail consisting of a casing having its base seating on the rail flange and provided with a guideway or slot formed therein, said lug and brace having bolt holes adapted to register, means to unite the lug and the casing comprising a nut adapted to move in the guideway and a bolt for insertion through said bolt holes to engage the nut, the said guideway looking the nut.

8. The combination of a rail, a tie having an abutment, a hollow brace block between the rail and the abutment and fitting the rail, a nut mounted in the brace, a bolt passing through the abutment and the brace and engaging the nut, means for preventing the nut from turning and means on the brace preventing movement of the nut toward the rail.

9. The combination of a rail, a tie having a rail seating portion and an abutment adjacent thereto, a recessed brace member interposed between the abutment and the rail and adapted to engage the rail, a nut in the recess in the brace, a bolt passing through the abutment and brace and engaging the nut, and means preventing rotative movement of the nut.

10. The combination of a rail, a tie having a rail-seating portion and an abutment adjacent thereto, a recessed brace member interposed between the abutment and the rail and adapted to engage the rail, a nut in the recess in the brace, a bolt passing through the abutment and brace and engaging the nut, said nut being held against inWard movement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of the two subscribed Witnesses.

FRANK J AGER.

WVitnesses:

N. HERBERT FoWKEs, M. M. MOORE.

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